追索 (zhuī suǒ) — to demand repayment, to recover (a debt, right, etc.); to trace, to explore, to pursue (the origin, a clue, a development)
Definition
Formal verb combining 'to pursue/truth-seek' (追查 the origin of something) and 'to demand repayment' (as in 追索欠款 a debt). Used in legal, financial, and academic writing rather than everyday speech.
verb
to demand repaymentto recover (a debt, right, etc.)to traceto exploreto pursue (the origin, a clue, a development)
Examples
- 追索。Yín háng zhèng zài zhuī suǒ nà bǐ qiàn kuǎn.The bank is pursuing that overdue payment.
- 追索。Kē xué jiā zhuī suǒ bìng dú de qǐ yuán.Scientists are tracing the origin of the virus.
- 追索。Zhè běn shū zhuī suǒ rén lèi wén míng de fā zhǎn lì chéng.This book traces the development of human civilization.
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